By National Weather Service Des Moines Governor Terry Branstad, the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division, and the National Weather Service have designated the week of March 24 to March 28 as severe weather awareness week in Iowa. Each morning this week, the National Weather Service in Des Moines will issue a Public Information …
Month: March 2014
Iowa Weather Report March 25th 2014
NO VIDEO TODAY GOES UP FROM HERE: It will be a cold blustery day across the state with readings in the 20s and 30s for highs with partly to mostly sunny skies. This will be the coldest day of the next week as warmer air is in store for the rest of the week and …
Plants have starting to come up and now its turned cold. What should be done?
Snowfall people who got our early enough to see Monday Morning, Snow was gone by 12pm Over the past few weeks here in Southern Iowa we’ve had warm temperatures in the 60s and 70s which has pushed up growth from spring bulbs and a few other perennials. Trees and shrubs are still for the most …
Severe Weather Preparedness Week – Day 1: Flash Flooding
By National Weather Service Des Moines Governor Terry Branstad, the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division, and the National Weather Service have designated the week of March 24 to March 28 as severe weather awareness week in Iowa. Each morning this week, the National Weather Service in Des Moines will issue a Public Information …
Iowa Weather Report March 24th 2014
SNOW AND COLD: A disturbance will be moving through the state today bringing with it some light snow and flurry activity. The models have really trended downward on the moisture that is available with this system so amounts are likely going to be an inch or two at most across the state. Many areas may …
Iowa Weather Report March 23rd 2014
COLD AND SOME SNOW: Another cold day is in store across the state today. There will be plenty of sunshine around but the temperatures will feel as if it were the middle of February with readings in the 20s and 30s across the state. To add to the misery of the cold weather, a storm …
Iowa Weather Report March 22nd 2014
IT’S COLD AGAIN: Another wave of cooler than average readings will be moving back into the state this weekend into the first part of next week as well. Partly to Mostly Sunny skies will be around today with readings in the 20s and 30s across the state. Tonight readings will plummet into the upper single …
POLYGON Issuance #4 Weather in Aviation
On this episode of POLYGON, we bring you North Carolina meteorologist Ricky Matthews. We discussed several topics including impact based warnings, opinions regarding National Weather Service products, marine weather forecasting, tourism in North Carolina, and more! Ricky Matthews has interned in multiple stations in the North Carolina & Virginia area and has experience with many …
Spring Growth Update #2
The past week has been cooler then the previous one. We’ve had warm days in the 50s and cooler days in the 40s. Regardless of the temperatures, area spring bulbs have still been growing quite fast. There has not been a change in what has bloomed, but Daffodils are now up about 4″ as seen …
Flooding Awareness Week – Day 5: Partner Resources
By National Weather Service Des Moines The National Weather Service (NWS) has declared March 16 through March 22 as Flood Safety Awareness Week. The NWS in Des Moines will feature information about a different flood topic each day during the awareness week. Today’s topic: Partner Resources The NWS works with and relies on strategic partners …